@stunthamster The file saving issue should be fixed in the newest app store version

@VectorStyler I will try

@VectorStyler thanks for explanation.

@EricP the tutorial is posted

@EricP Those curves was just an example to illustrate the Problem with " Center Line ". Alchemy is a writen in Java, maybe this cause Problems on your Mac. No Problem on PC here even the App is old. Yes, its a very unique little App. You could take a search on youtube btw. . . Vector graphics could be exported .SVG or as .PDF non of them export "Boids" as simple Paths. Export as .PDF is sometimes a better option to keep some colored results. . . I dont see tracing as an solution. Editing the code is also out of reach. To simple split the Alchemy Result and use the " center line " effect on both sides seems the easiest solution to me. But i will look for alternative ways. . . Why i want a Path ? I like to experiment and do not have a clear goal all of the time. I just take on step after another. My next Step is just how to get a path out of that Alchemy results. While the Boids are a bit random, i love the tangled curved results and thought it would be nice to have this as simple Paths. Of course there are cases where i could use just the Alchemy Result direct. But having that Result as paths offers further procession options in many ways. Of course also in other Apps too.

@marce said in Just a Pattern: @Subpath "Forum says "you can upvote a user only six times per day", Very curious, didn't know that. But dont worry, if my post inspire people or are helpful then this is fine enough

@Raaskot said in How do I drag a straight segment without bending it?: @VectorStyler Just to confirm: Is there no VS-tool (other that A or V + modifier), where you click a segment and the select the adjecent nodes and hence do the operation? No such feature. You have to select the nodes

Over the past few days, I combined the features I suggested in separate posts into a short GIF. https://imgur.com/a/YKifKbA

To make the idea clearer, I’ve put together a visual overview that highlights the key behaviors and interactions of the tool. This idea comes from observation rather than direct experience, so there might be some flaws in the logic, but I believe a similar behavior could still be worth considering. The idea was also influenced by VectorStyler’s strong snapping system it made me wonder whether a form of tangent locking could exist within a similar logic. [image: 1774530197045-vectorstyler-feature-idea....png]

@Kumr There is an image effect for Inner Shadow for now.

@marce said in Margins only in points?: Even if i check "All Artboards on Canvas" i need to setup each margin individually Are these artboards all on the same canvas? I tried to replicate this, but here all artboards on the current canvas are changed.

@vectorstyler, thank you so much!

@ZATOPEK a couple things to consider when comparing noise effects : Affinity adds a white noise on a pixel basis (each pixel value seem independent of its neighbours), it is not a grain effect or 2D noise where neighboring pixels would have correlated values. document size in pixel will influence greatly the size of the noise "particles". A smaller document will have bigger noise particle size in relation to vector shape, than the same noise applied to the same shape on a higher resolution document Affinity rendering engine is very well optimized for fast rendering of multiple layers and uses dynamic image resampling based on display zoom. So, relative noise size will change as you zoom in and out. This can confuse you in thinking you have large noise grains at low zoom settings. But when you zoom in, you see the noise gets smaller and smaller same goes for exporting. If you export at low resolution, you will get large noise grains. If you export at higher resolution, you will get smaller noise grains. Noise grains are one pixel always a way to get a more accurate view in both AD and VS is to switch from vector to pixel view mode. You will avoid the display oversampling at high zoom settings. AD's noise in color chooser is smart and very easy to use, but it lacks configurability. On the other hand VS White Noise image effect is less immediate, but offers much more configurability (experiment with different noise types - random parameter, limit, amount, blend type ...) and you can get all sorts of variations. On SVG export, both AD and VS need to rasterize the noise into a clipping mask as noise is not a standard SVG attribute. [image: 1774688327207-scr-20260328-iyhh-resized.png]

@Ridgehammer There is some issue with the environment (settings or workspace). Try restoring to defaults.

@VectorStyler Thank you for taking a look at it, I'll get back to you.

@VectorStyler The problem occurred when creating a new repeater with options. Editing an existing repeater worked fine.

@Clippy-notes Here another Pattern Brush made via a Blend. One could use the Intertwine Feature on it [image: 1773776885491-pattern-brush-blend.png]

@Clippy-notes I will try to fix this

@VectorStyler Adjusting numbers by slider can be tricky, particularly for those working on touch pads (13 inch laptops). It’s definitely a nice option to have but not practical for corner radius, stroke, font size adjustments, etc. Illustrator enables sliders only for percentages if I remember correctly.

@VectorStyler Well... VS is already a DTP, not much difference between it and DTPs out there. The only issue is that people is not using it as DTP so it need some polish on it. But it looks with powerfull possibilities.